🇮🇹 Italy Day 1: Venice Main Island Day Trip 🌊

🎫 Island Access Fee Weekends/high season: May charge €5 entry (but we got lucky—free today!). Pro tip: Staying in Mestre? Some hotels offer fee exemption (ask in advance!). 🚂 Mestre → Main Island At Mestre Station, buy ticket to VENEZIA S. LUCIA (€1.50, Chinese UI available). Validate ticket in green machines (or risk fines!). Trains run every 10 mins—super convenient! 🗺️ No-Backtracking Route: Train Station → Ponte degli Scalzi → Rialto Bridge → Libreria Acqua Alta (skip if short on time—it’s just a bookstore!) → St. Mark’s Square (Basilica/Doge’s Palace/Bridge of Sighs—under renovation but stunning!) → Accademia Bridge/Gallery → Ponte della Costituzione → Back to station. P.S. Weather mood swings! 🌦️ Forecast said rain, but we got sun—Bridge of Sighs looks totally different in each! 🍽️ Food Reviews: Main Island: 🍮 I Tre Mercanti: Standing-only tiramisu (weird but delicious!). ☕ Caffe Florian: Pretty but overpriced (€10+ for coffee—pay for the 18th-century bling). 🍦 SUSO Gelato: Pistachio & peanut flavors = must-try! Mestre: 🍝 Hostaria Vite Rossa: Lobster pasta (huge portion!) + tiny but tasty sea bass dumplings (~€22/person). 🍤 Da Michele: Giant shrimp pasta + fried seafood platter (budget-friendly!). 🏨 Hotel Pick: 📍 Leonardo Royal Hotel Venice Mestre Clean + 5-min walk to station. English-speaking staff who give killer food recs! #Venice #ItalyTravel #FoodieFinds